St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-23
TWO HUMAN LIVES.
For Which Five Thousand Dollars
Each Is Asked in Court.

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Each Is Asked in Court.
Two damage suits were filed in the
United States circuit court yesterday on
returns from state courts. One was a
$1,000 damage case from this county
which arose out of the falling of Will
lam JOhnsOn's saloon, on Broadway, last
June. Hans Nelson was killed by the
falling of the building, precariOus
affair at best, and Otto j. Nelson brings
the suit as his administrator. William
johnson, the lessee of the premises.
and ID. j. HenneSSey, his landlord, are
the defendants. The other is from Crow
Wing county. Axel Carlson, admins
TRAITOR for Erland Nelson, deceased, sues
the Northern Pacific Railroad company
for 5000. In the complaint it is al
legged that in May, Erland Nelson was a
passenger from Brainerd to Gull River,
and that the train stopped about hun
bred yards this side of the station and
on the bridge which crosses Gull river,
and Nelson, suppOsing it was the sta
ton, stepped off the train, and was pre-
cipitated to the river below.
LAWYERS BRIEFS
Albert A. Wareham has begun dis
solution action against his partner,
Theodore l.. Morgan. The two parties
constitute the firm of the st. Paul Stone
company. on financial basis of $1,000.
Mr.. Wareham claims that he wanted a
dissolution last April. but his partner
didn't, and on Nov. Mr.. Morgan took
the firm books home. A receiver. an
accounting and restraining order are
applied for.
An assignment was made yesterday
by johnson 81 Co., grOcerS at S63 East
Seventh street, or rather by Gustav K.
johnson, one of the firm, for in the doc
ument he states that the other partner,
C.. G.. S. johnson, has abscOnded. and
has not been heard of since Nov. 10.
The assignment is made to Charles +.
Diether, credit man of the p. III. Kelly
Mercantile company. No schedule of
assets or liabilities has yet been made
out.
The suit of ID. j. HenneSSey against
the city for little over 81 200 for filling
in his lots on Rosabel street, between
Third and Fourth streets, while grading
streets. is on trial in Judge Wilkins
court.
Judge Brill is still hearing arguments
of the different lawyers in the Clyde
Coal company suit. A. C. Foster was Oh
the stand for while yesterday after
noon, and the defense tried to show that
the plaintiffs had been endeavOring to
do business on j. j. HIPS money, that
is, that Mr.. Hill was to advance all the
money for the scheme. II
A witness named Michael O'TOole
was fined s. by Judge Wilkin yesterday
for being absent when his name was
called.
In the suit of Ruth A. ingalls, agai Asst
Patrick III. Hennessey, which was trans
ferred to Judge Kelly's court, plaintiff
got verdict of s171.G0.
V. l.. Mcknight was admitted to prac-
tice on certificates from the supreme
court of Texas.
In the suit of William III. De Savigny
against Jesse NJ. Keith, plaintiff got
judgment by consent of defendant.
The action of Noyes Bros. ~ Cutler
against John Kraus for about S400 on
merchandise accounts is on trial before
Judge Kelly.
Supt. Bowers writes to Probate Judge
O'Gorman that Annie Kramer, com
mitted from this county April II. 1882,
has died, and he inquiries if she has any
friends here.
Frank Gross has begun two mechan-
les lien suits against Anton LachO-
witzer, one for $3.50, the other for $40.
Judge Simons filed DEGREES yesterday
against the three garniShees, the Ryan
Drug company, NOyeS Bros. q Cutler
and J. Il. HoffiIn, in the action of the
Commercial National bank against the
Burk Oil and Chemical company, giving
plaintiffs total of 1884.